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Comarques of Catalonia

This is a list of the comarques (singular "comarca") of Catalonia
Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
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). A comarca

Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.The comarca is also known in Aragonese language as redolada, and as bisbarra in Galician language....
is roughly equivalent to a US

United States

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"county

County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
" or a UK

United Kingdom

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"district

Districts of England

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". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval

Middle Ages

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Catalonia, the most important rulers were count

Count

A count is a nobleman in European countries; The word count comes from French language comte, itself from Latin comes?in its Accusative case comitem?meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor"....
s, notably the Counts of Barcelona

List of Counts of Barcelona

The Count of Barcelona was the major ruler in Catalonia from the 9th until the 17th century.The County of Barcelona was created by Charlemagne after he had conquered lands north of the river Ebro....
and of Urgell

Counts of Urgell

This is a list of the counts of Urgell....
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County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
" or a UK

United Kingdom

Districts of England

Middle Ages

Count

List of Counts of Barcelona

Counts of Urgell

This is a list of the counts of Urgell....
. Comarques have no particular relation to the "counties

Catalan counties

The Catalan counties were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia....
" that were ruled by counts.

The current division of Catalonia into comarques originates in an order of the semi-autonomous Catalan government under the Spanish Republic in 1936. It was superseded after the 1939 victory of Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
's forces in the Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'?tat by a group of Spanish Army generals, supported by the conservative Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right , Carlist groups and the fascistic Falange, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of pr...
, but restored in 1987 by the re-established Generalitat de Catalunya

Generalitat de Catalunya

The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution under which the Spain Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat and the Executive Council or Government of Catalonia....
, with minor revisions in 1988 (adding Pla de l'Estany

Pla de l'Estany

Pla de l'Estany is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles....
, Pla d'Urgell

Pla d'Urgell

Pla d'Urgell is a Comarques of Catalonia in the interior of Catalonia, Spain....
and Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagorça

Alta Ribagor?a is one of the Catalonia/Comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert.Municipalities of Alta Ribagor?a:*El Pont de Suert - pop....
) and 1990, when some borders were adjusted.

there was discussion of possibly further subdividing some of the comarques.

See also lists of municipalities

Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
for the Catalan

Catalan language

Catalan is a Romance languages, the national language and official language of Andorra, and a official language in the Autonomous Communities of Spain of the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community and in the city of Alghero in the Italy List of islands in the Mediterranean of Sardinia....
province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
s of Barcelona

List of municipalities in Barcelona

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.See also a list of the comarques of Catalonia....
, Girona

List of municipalities in Girona

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Girona , in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.See also comarques of Catalonia....
, Lleida

List of municipalities in Lleida

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Lleida , in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.See also Comarques of Catalonia....
, Tarragona

List of municipalities in Tarragona

This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain of Tarragona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.See also Comarques of Catalonia....
.

The articles in naming

Because the Catalan language

Catalan language

Osona

Osona, or Ausona , was one of the Catalan counties of the marca Hispanica in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding Diocese of Vic, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona ....
) typically take the definite article in any position except as the subject of a sentence, the following list indicates the appropriate form of the definite article for each comarca. Because Val d'Aran

Val d'Aran

The Aran Valley is a small valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a Comarques of Catalonia in the northwestern part of Catalonia . The River Garonne passes through the Val d'Aran after rising on the slopes of nearby Pic Aneto and passing underground at the Trou de Toro....
is an Aranese

Aranese language

Aranese is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon language variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Aran Valley, in northwestern Catalonia on the border between Spain and France, where it is one of the three official languages besides Catalan language and Spanish language....
-speaking area, it is often written as "era Val d'Aran", using the Aranese definite article.

List of comarques

Comarca	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
l'Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....	Valls Valls Valls is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of Alt Camp, in Catalonia, Spain. The typical food is cal?ots and are also typical the human towers called castells....	35,635	544.7
l'Alt Empordà Alt Empordà Alt Empord? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empord? was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936....	Figueres Figueres Figueres is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Alt Empord?, in the province of Girona , Catalonia, Spain.The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dal?, and houses the Dal? Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dal? himself which attracts many visitors....	99,321	1,357.5
l'Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Pened?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain....	Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Pened?s, or simply Vilafranca, is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Alt Pened?s inCatalonia, Spain. The Spanish language spelling of the name, Villafranca del Pened?s, is no longer...	80,976	592.4
l'Alt Urgell Alt Urgell Alt Urgell is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet....	La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia Alt Urgell, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It will be the capital or cocapital of vegueria veguerie of Alt Pirineu i Aran , the new regional structure of Catalonia....	19,105	1,446.9
l'Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagorça Alta Ribagor?a is one of the Catalonia/Comarques of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Pont de Suert.Municipalities of Alta Ribagor?a:*El Pont de Suert - pop....	Pont de Suert	3,477	426,8
l'Anoia Anoia Anoia may refer to:* Anoia * Anoia River* Anoia, Italy* The fictional goddess Anoia, a Discworld gods#Gods of Dunmanifestin from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels...	Igualada Igualada Igualada is a town of the Barcelona in Spain on the left bank of the River Anoia, a right-hand tributary of the Llobregat, and at the northern terminus of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway....	93,529	866.6
el Bages Bages The Comarques of Catalonia of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moian?s and el Llu?an?s.Industries include the mining of potash at S?ria and Sallent de Llobregat, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener....	Manresa Manresa Manresa is the capital of the Bages Comarques of Catalonia, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener....	155,112	1,295.2
el Baix Camp Baix Camp Baix Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....	Reus Reus Reus is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague....	145,675	695.3
el Baix Ebre Baix Ebre Baix Ebre is a Comarques of Catalonia, on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain....	Tortosa Tortosa Tortosa is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river....	66,369	987.9
el Baix Empordà Baix Empordà Baix Empord? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, one of the two into which Empord? was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. It is popularly known as "l'Empordanet" ....	La Bisbal d'Empordà La Bisbal d'Empordà La Bisbal d'Empord? is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Baix Empord? in Catalonia, Spain.The town is 29 km south east of Girona, 12 km west of Palafrugell and 19 km north west of Palam?s....	102,566	700.5
el Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a Catalonia/Comarques on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat....	Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona . It is the capital of the comarca of Baix Llobregat, and the see of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat since June 2005, when the Archbishopric of Barcelona was divided in three....	692,892	486.5
el Baix Penedès Baix Penedès Baix Pened?s is a Comarques of Catalonia on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Ibers, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Cany?s, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Gu?rdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella ....	El Vendrell El Vendrell El Vendrell is a town located in Catalonia, Spain, in a wine-growing region. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the Litoral mountain ranges....	61,256	295.5
el Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelon?s is the most populous and economically important Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia....	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....	2,093,670	143.1
el Berguedà Berguedà Bergued? is a Comarques of Catalonia in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressi? Central....	Berga Berga Berga is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Bergued?, in Catalonia. See also List of municipalities in Barcelona....	37,995	1,182.5
la Cerdanya Cerdanya (comarca) Cerdanya is a Comarques of Catalonia in northern Catalonia, Spain, in the Pyrenees, on the border of Catalonia with France and Andorra. Within Catalonia....	Puigcerdà Puigcerdà Puigcerd? is the capital city of the comarques of Catalonia of Cerdagne , in the Gerona province, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 1,202 metres above the sea, by the river Segre, right by the border with France....	14,158	546.4
la Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà Conca de Barber? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain....	Montblanc Montblanc Montblanc may refer to* Montblanc , a Germany manufacturer of writing instruments, watches and accessories* Montblanc, H?rault, a commune in France of the H?rault d?partement, in France...	18,766	648.9
el Garraf Garraf Garraf is a Comarques of Catalonia in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain....	Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltr? is in the province of Barcelona.A major Catalonian fishing port with a growing population of approximately 62,000, the town is situated 40km south-west of Barcelona, with the more famous coastal resort of Sitges some 10km to the north-east....	108,194	184.1
les Garrigues	Les Borges Blanques Les Borges Blanques Les Borges Blanques is the capital of the comarca of Les Garrigues , in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It lies in the southern sector of the central Catalan depression, near the zone watered by the Urgell canal....	18,999	799.7
la Garrotxa Garrotxa Garrotxa is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2001 was 47,747, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot....	Olot Olot Olot is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.It is situated in an area with many extinct volcanoes, lying within the protected area of the Natural Park of the Volcanic Area of the Garrotxa....	47,747	734.2
el Gironès Gironès Giron?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empord?, Alt Empord?, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. , more than half of the comarca's 136,543 people live in the capital, Girona, which is also the capital of the Girona ....	Girona Girona Girona is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the rivers Ter River and Onyar. It is the capital of the Spanish Girona and of the Catalan comarca of the Giron?s....	136,543	575.5
el Maresme Maresme Maresme is a Comarques of Catalonia located along the Catalonia Mediterranean Sea coast in Spain, between the comarques of Barcelon?s and Selva , and also bordering with Vall?s Oriental ....	Mataró Mataró Matar? is the capital and largest city of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Maresme, in the Barcelona , Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain....	356,545	396.9
el Montsià Montsià Montsi? is the southernmost Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta....	Amposta Amposta Amposta is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Montsi?, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 8 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Population 18,841 ....	57,550	708.7
la Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the historic county of Urgell. Its capital is Balaguer....	Balaguer Balaguer Balaguer is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Noguera , in the province of Lleida , Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 233 metres above the sea, by the river Segre, a tributary to the Ebre....	34,744	1,733.0
Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a Comarques of Catalonia in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona....	Vic Vic Vic is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of Osona , in the Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia....	129,543	1,263.8
el Pallars Jussà Pallars Jussà Pallars Juss? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It was established as a comarca in 1936, out of the old Catalan counties of Pallars....	Tremp Tremp Tremp is a municipality and capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Pallars Juss? in Catalonia, Spain. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area , accounting for nearly a quarter of the total area of the comarca and divided into three separate areas....	12,057	1,290.0
el Pallars Sobirà Pallars Sobirà El Pallars Sobir? is a Comarques of Catalonia in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars," distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Juss? to its southwest....	Sort Sort, Lleida Sort is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Pallars Sobir?, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, in the country of Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the river Segre....	6,174	1,355.2
el Pla de l'Estany Pla de l'Estany Pla de l'Estany is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its name means "plain of the lake", the lake in question being the Lake of Banyoles....	Banyoles Banyoles Banyoles is a city of 17,309 inhabitants located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.The town is the capital of the Catalan Comarques of Catalonia "Pla de l'Estany"....	24.347	262.7
el Pla d'Urgell Pla d'Urgell Pla d'Urgell is a Comarques of Catalonia in the interior of Catalonia, Spain....	Mollerussa Mollerussa Mollerussa is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Pla d'Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.It is 250 metres above sea level....	29,723	304.5
el Priorat Priorat Priorat is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia , Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat hist?ric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominaci?n de Origen Calificada Priorat....	Falset Falset, Tarragona Falset is the principal village of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Priorat, in Catalonia. It has a castle and two palaces . It is located about 30km inland from Salou on the N420....	9,196	496.2
la Ribera d'Ebre Ribera d'Ebre Ribera d'Ebre is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. The name is Catalan language for the province's location on the banks of the river Ebre, usually referred to in English language by its Spanish language name, "Ebro."...	Móra d'Ebre Móra d'Ebre M?ra d'Ebre is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Ribera d'Ebre in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ebre river in the M?ra Hollow, and is served by the N-420 road...	21,656	825.3
el Ripollès Ripollès Ripoll?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Ripoll Ripoll Ripoll is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of Ripoll?s, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located 691 metres above the sea, on the confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the France border....	25,744	958.7
la Segarra Segarra Segarra is a Comarques of Catalonia in Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca....	Cervera Cervera Cervera is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The title Count of Cervera is a courtesy title, formerly part of the Crown of Aragon, that has been revived for Felipe, Prince of Asturias....	18,497	721.2
el Segrià Segrià Segri? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida....	Lleida Lleida Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It had 131,731 inhabitants , including the attached municipalities of Ra?mat and Sucs. It is the central city of the Lleida ....	166,090	1,393.7
la Selva Selva Selva is a coastal Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava ....	Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma de Farners Santa Coloma de Farners is a spa town and capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Selva, inCatalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma....	117,393	995.5
el Solsonès Solsonès Solson?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona, Lleida....	Solsona Solsona, Lleida Solsona is a municipality and capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Solson?s inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca in the Central Catalan Depression....	11,466	998.6
el Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragon?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona....	Tarragona Tarragona Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia and east of Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Spanish Tarragona and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragon?s....	181,374	317.1
la Terra Alta Terra Alta Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Knights Hospitaller under the Crown of Aragon....	Gandesa Gandesa Gandesa is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Terra Alta, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.Gandesa is 363 metres above sea level....	12,196	740.0
l'Urgell Urgell (comarca) Modern-day Urgell is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, forming only a portion of the region historically known as Urgell....	Tàrrega Tàrrega T?rrega is the capital of the Catalonia/Comarques of Urgell, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Altitude 373 metres above the sea....	31,026	586.2
era Val d'Aran Val d'Aran The Aran Valley is a small valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a Comarques of Catalonia in the northwestern part of Catalonia . The River Garonne passes through the Val d'Aran after rising on the slopes of nearby Pic Aneto and passing underground at the Trou de Toro....	Vielha	7,691	620.5
el Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental Vall?s Occidental is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital....	Sabadell Sabadell Sabadell is the largest city in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Vall?s Occidental in Catalonia. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona.... , Terrassa Terrassa Terrassa is a Spanish city, the fourth in Catalonia according to the number of the inhabitants. Located in the northeastern region of Catalonia, the town is in the plain of Vall?s Occidental of which it is the co-capital with Sabadell, the historical capital....	736,682	580.7
el Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental Vall?s Oriental is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vall?s Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vall?s....	Granollers Granollers Granollers is a city near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and most densely populated city of the comarca of Vall?s Oriental....	321,431	851.9

Comarcal revisions

The following municipalities changed comarca in 1990, mostly following local referendum

Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
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Municipality	Former comarca	Current comarca
Alfarràs Alfarràs Alfarr?s is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Segri? in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Ribagor?ana river, and receives irrigation water from the Aragon and Catalonia canal....	Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the historic county of Urgell. Its capital is Balaguer....	Segrià Segrià Segri? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida....
Arbolí Arbolí Arbol? is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Baix Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca in the Prades mountains....	Priorat Priorat Priorat is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia , Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat hist?ric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominaci?n de Origen Calificada Priorat....	Baix Camp Baix Camp Baix Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
Bonastre Bonastre Bonastre is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Baix Pened?s inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca in the Quadrell range....	Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragon?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona....	Baix Camp Baix Camp Baix Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
Caldes de Montbui Caldes de Montbui Caldes de Montbui is a town and municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Vall?s Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Caldes river, and the highest point of the municipality is the peak of el Farell at 816 m....	Vallès Occidental Vallès Occidental Vall?s Occidental is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital....	Vallès Oriental Vallès Oriental Vall?s Oriental is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vall?s Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vall?s....
Castellet i la Gornal Castellet i la Gornal Castellet i la Gornal is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Alt Pened?s in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Foix river at the point where it crosses the Coastal Range....	Garraf Garraf Garraf is a Comarques of Catalonia in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain....	Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Pened?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain....
Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat is a municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. It belongs to the comarca of Baix Llobregat, Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain....	Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelon?s is the most populous and economically important Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia....	Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a Catalonia/Comarques on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat....
Els Garidells Els Garidells Els Garidells is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Alt Camp in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Francol? river....	Tarragonès Tarragonès Tarragon?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the three comarques formed in the 1936 comarcal division of Camp de Tarragona....	Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
Masllorenç Masllorenç Maslloren? is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Baix Pened?s inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the slopes of the Miramar range ....	Alt Camp Alt Camp Alt Camp is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain.It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....	Baix Penedès Baix Penedès Baix Pened?s is a Comarques of Catalonia on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Ibers, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Cany?s, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Gu?rdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella ....
La Molsosa La Molsosa La Molsosa is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Solson?s in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the south of the comarca in the Castelltallat range....	Anoia Anoia Anoia may refer to:* Anoia * Anoia River* Anoia, Italy* The fictional goddess Anoia, a Discworld gods#Gods of Dunmanifestin from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels...	Solsonès Solsonès Solson?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona, Lleida....
Montesquiu Montesquiu For the Enlightenment philosopher and political theorist, see Charles de Secondat, baron de MontesquieuMontesquiu is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of Osona in...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripoll?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a Comarques of Catalonia in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona....
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Olesa de Bonesvalls Olesa de Bonesvalls Olesa de Bonesvalls is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Alt Pened?s in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Garraf massif in the east of the comarca, with the peak of el Montau rising to 658 m....	Garraf Garraf Garraf is a Comarques of Catalonia in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain....	Alt Penedès Alt Penedès Alt Pened?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain....
La Portella La Portella La Portella is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Segri? in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Ribagor?ana river....	Noguera Noguera (comarca) Noguera is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the historic county of Urgell. Its capital is Balaguer....	Segrià Segrià Segri? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. , over two thirds of its population live in the capital city of Lleida....
Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of Osona inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca....	Ripollès Ripollès Ripoll?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a Comarques of Catalonia in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona....
Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume d'Enveja is a municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Montsi? in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the southern half of the Ebro Delta It is linked to Amposta by a local road, and to Deltebre on the opposite bank by a service of barges....	Baix Ebre Baix Ebre Baix Ebre is a Comarques of Catalonia, on the coast in southern Catalonia, Spain....	Montsià Montsià Montsi? is the southernmost Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta....
Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern Sant Just Desvern is a town near Barcelona, in the Comarques of Catalonia of the Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain.It limits with Sant Joan Desp? to the southwest, Esplugues de Llobregat to the east and Sant Feliu de Llobregat to the northeast....	Barcelonès Barcelonès Barcelon?s is the most populous and economically important Comarques of Catalonia of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Barcelona, which is also the capital of Catalonia....	Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat Baix Llobregat is a Catalonia/Comarques on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat....
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Vidrà Vidra Vidra can refer to several places in Romania:Vidra, AlbaVidra, Vrancea* Vidra, a village in V?rfurile Commune, Arad CountyVidra LakeVidra, Ilfov...	Ripollès Ripollès Ripoll?s is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....	Osona Osona (comarca) Osona is a Comarques of Catalonia in central Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona....

Historical comarques

There are some other comarques which are often referred as historical comarques of Catalonia, because their present territory was part of the former Principality of Catalonia

Principality of Catalonia

The Principality of Catalonia , from the latin language Principatus Cathaloniae, is a historic territory in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula, mostly in Spain and with an adjoining portion in southern France....
, but they are not currently within the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.

Comarca	Capital	Current status
el Rosselló Rosselló (comarca) The comarca of Roussillon is a Comarques of Catalonia of Northern Catalonia, now part of the France D?partement in France of Pyr?n?es-Orientales.... (Roussillon)	Perpinyà (Perpignan)	Northern Catalonia Northern Catalonia *Northern Catalonia* is a term which is sometimes used,particularly in Catalonia writings, to refer tothe territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees... / Part of France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
l'Alta Cerdanya	Font-romeu Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via is a communes of France of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales departments of France , in southwestern France. It also is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and the oldest in the Pyrenees.... (Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Capcir Capcir Capcir is an Comarques of Catalonia of Northern Catalonia, now part of the France D?partement in France of Pyr?n?es-Orientales. The capital of the comarca was Formiguera, and it borders the historical comarques of Conflent and Alta Cerdanya....	Els Angles Les Angles Les Angles is the name of several commune in France of France:* Les Angles, Gard, in the Gard d?partement in France* Les Angles, Pyr?n?es-Orientales, in the Pyr?n?es-Orientales d?partement in France... (Les Angles)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Vallespir Vallespir Vallespir is a Comarques of Catalonia of Northern Catalonia, part of the France D?partement in France of Pyr?n?es-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders Conflent, Roussillon , Alt Empord?, Garrotxa and Ripoll?s....	Ceret Céret C?ret is a town and communes of France of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales Departments of France. It is the capital of Vallespir Comarques of Catalonia.... (Céret)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France
el Conflent Conflent Conflent is a Comarques of Catalonia of Northern Catalonia, now part of the France D?partement in France of Pyr?n?es-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent....	Prada de Conflent (Prades)	Northern Catalonia / Part of France

Administration and government

In the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, but not in Northern Catalonia

Northern Catalonia

Northern Catalonia is a term which is sometimes used,particularly in Catalonia writings, to refer tothe territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees...
, the comarca exists as a local government area, and has a representative consell comarcal (comarcal council).

External links

is an excellent source of statistical information for Catalonia, down to the level of individual municipalities. It is also our source for which municipalities are in which comarca. Parts of the site are in English and Spanish, although most of it is in Catalan.
- Information about the various comarques in a variety of languages, including English. Includes good maps down to the level of individual municipalities (or, as they choose to translate, "boroughs").
History of present comarcal division. , and .